Metaheuristic applications in structures and infrastructures [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Amir Hossein Gandomi ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462795603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Elsevier, 2013
• ISBN: 0-12-398379-7; 1-299-19305-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (577 p.)
• Collana: Elsevier insights
• Altri autori (Persone): GandomiAmir Hossein
• Disciplina: 620.00151964
• Soggetti: Infrastructure (Economics); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Metaheuristic Applications in Structures and Infrastructures; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 Metaheuristic Algorithms in Modeling and Optimization; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Metaheuristic Algorithms; 1.2.1 Characteristics of Metaheuristics; 1.2.2 No Free Lunch Theorems; 1.3 Metaheuristic Algorithms in Modeling; 1.3.1 Artificial Neural Networks; 1.3.1.1 Multilayer Perceptron Network; 1.3.1.2 Radial Basis Function; 1.3.2 Genetic Programming; 1.3.2.1 Linear-Based GP; 1.3.2.1.1 Linear Genetic Programming; 1.3.2.1.2 Gene Expression Programming; 1.3.2.1.3 Multiexpression Programming1.3.3 Fuzzy Logic; 1.3.4 Support Vector Machines; 1.4 Metaheuristic Algorithms in Optimization; 1.4.1 Evolutionary Algorithms; 1.4.1.1 Genetic Algorithm; 1.4.1.2 Differential Evolution; 1.4.1.3 Harmony Search; 1.4.2 Swarm-Intelligence-Based Algorithms; 1.4.2.1 Particle Swarm Optimization; 1.4.2.2 Ant Colony Optimization; 1.4.2.3 Bee Algorithms; 1.4.2.4 Firefly Algorithm; 1.4.2.5 Cuckoo Search; 1.4.2.6 Bat Algorithm; 1.4.2.7 Charged System Search; 1.4.2.8 Krill Herd; 1.5 Challenges in Metaheuristics; References; 2 A Review on Traditional and Modern Structural Optimization: Problems and Techniques2.1 Optimization Problems; 2.2 Optimization Techniques; 2.3 Optimization History; 2.4 Structural Optimization; 2.4.1 General Concept; 2.4.2 Major Advances in Structural ; Optimization; 2.4.3 OC Methods; 2.4.4 Reliability-Based Optimization Approach; 2.4.5 Fuzzy Optimization; 2.5 Metaheuristic Optimization Techniques; 2.5.1 Genetic Algorithm; 2.5.2 Simulated Annealing; 2.5.3 Tabu Search; 2.5.4 Ant Colony Optimization; 2.5.5 Particle Swarm Optimization; 2.5.6 Harmony Search; 2.5.7 Big Bang-Big Crunch; 2.5.8 Firefly Algorithm2.5.9 Cuckoo Search; 2.5.10 Other Metaheuristics; References; 3 Particle Swarm Optimization in Civil Infrastructure Systems: State-of-the-Art Review; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Particle Swarm Optimization; 3.3 Structural Engineering; 3.3.1 Shape and Size Optimization Problems in Structural Design; 3.3.2 Structural Condition Assessment and Health Monitoring; 3.3.3 Structural Material Characterization and Modeling; 3.3.4 Other PSO Applications in Structural Engineering; 3.4 Transportation and Traffic Engineering; 3.4.1 Transportation Network Design; 3.4.2 Traffic Flow Forecasting3.4.3 Traffic Control; 3.4.4 Traffic Accident Forecasting; 3.4.5 Vehicle Routing Problem; 3.4.6 Other PSO Application in Transportation and Traffic Engineering; 3.5 Hydraulics and Hydrology; 3.5.1 River Stage Prediction; 3.5.2 Design Optimization of Water/Wastewater Distribution Networks; 3.5.3 Reservoir Operation Problems; 3.5.4 Parameter Estimation/Calibration of Hydrological Models; 3.5.5 Other PSO Applications in Hydraulics and Hydrology; 3.6 Construction Engineering; 3.6.1 Construction Planning and Management; 3.6.2 Construction Litigation; 3.6.3 Construction Cost Estimation and Prediction
• Sommario/riassunto: Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for lightweight, efficient and low-cost structures has become crucially important in modern engineering design. This requires engineers to search for optimal and robust design options to address design problems that are commonly large in scale and highly nonlinear, making finding solutions challenging. In the past two decades, metaheuristic algorithms have shown promising power, efficiency and versatility in solving these difficult optimization problems. This book examin

Transforming tales [[electronic resource] ] : how stories can change people / / Rob Parkinson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455416603321
• Autore: Parkinson Rob
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-29770-8; 9786612297700; 1-84642-919-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.89/165; 616.89165
• Soggetti: Narrative therapy; Storytelling; Bibliotherapy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FRONT COVER; Transforming Tales: How Stories CanChange People; Contents; TABLE OF STORIES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. The Natural Storyteller; 2. The Spanish Game: Guided Imagery andStories; 3. The Way You Tell 'Em: The Art and Craft ofOral Storytelling; 4. Traditional Ways of Storytelling; 5. Marvellous Miniatures: Making ShortMetaphors; 6. New Lamps for Old: Transposing Stories; 7. Traps and Treasures: Symbols, Storieswithin Stories and Metaphorical Literacy; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX; back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: This book reveals the true impact of stories on our lives and how stories can create feelings of hope, take away psychological distress and even stimulate the immune system. It contains over 90 short stories, and allows readers to understand the patterns storytellers use to captivate attention and how truths are often encapsulated in stories.